Directed by:
Fred ZinnemannScreenplay:
Kenneth RossCinematography:
Jean TournierComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Edward Fox, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, Olga Georges-Picot, Jacques François, Derek Jacobi, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Martin (more)VOD (1)
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The story of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal (Edward Fox), relentlessly moves toward the date with death that would rock the world. The tension mounts as the methodical preparations of the Jackal are paralleled with the efforts of the police to uncover the plot, which gives the story non-stop, edge-of-your-seat suspense. (Shock Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Ronald Pickup
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Mission (1986)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
Raymond Gerôme
Belgium
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
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Eric Porter
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Terence Alexander
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
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Robert Le Béal
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
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Bernard Musson
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
L'Allée du roi (1996) (series)
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Gilberte Géniat
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
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The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Gérard Buhr
France
Best movies:
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The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Nicolas Vogel
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Robert Favart
Egypt
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The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Timothy West
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Jean Champion
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Longest Day (1962)
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Jacques Alric
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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David Swift
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
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Max Faulkner
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Tarka the Otter (1979)
Colette Bergé
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Nicole Desailly
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Barrie Ingham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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